The Need For Rest

I have heard people make this humorous comment from time to time "rest is for the weak". Well, just to let you know, rest is as crucial to humans as work itself. Maybe someone needs to know this; your success or lack of it is almost without recourse to how many sleepless night you are able to keep. The question is; how well have you maximized your day. Ironically, those that do not maximize their day are the same that will also keep futile sleepless nights.

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When you put in so much energy on working and you do not rest, after a while, diminishing returns will set in and productivity will dwindle. If you have observed well, you will discover that the activities you perform at your workplace in the early hours of the day tend to be more productive than the ones you perform towards the end of the day. The reason is simple, at the start of the day, your strength was fully recharged and you can afford to put in more (physically and mentally) to work but it is not so at the end of the day when you are already worn out.

You will be surprised to know that the assignment or work you think you are the only one capable of performing, once your health breaks down, many better substitutes will arise to seamlessly take your place. So try to get some rest. After all, you are not the Executive Director of the planet Earth.

You have to know when to work and when to rest. Now I ask you, when was the last time you took a vacation, maybe with your family members? Trust me, works come and go but families stick around. If something happens to you, you'll be surprised how easily replaceable you are. Do not sacrifice you family on the altar of work - cos you gonna need them sooner or later. Take out time to rest with them.

Even employers give annual leave to workers. Not because they want you to stay out of work but because you need to recharge yourself so you can perform better. Everyone (irrespective of their body makeup) has a point at which they can't push further. Anything beyond that point will be critical. One thing with resting or sleep is, you can't owe it - it will come back to demand for payment.

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Always remember that you have one choice: either to rest willing or be laid to rest. Taking rest is not a display of weakness but an act to recharge your strength to perform better.

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